Hat holder



July 15, 1930. E. w JOHNSON 1,770,782

. HAT HOLDER Filed April 9, 1928 Patented July 15, 1930 v UNITED STATESELLSWORTH JOHNSON, or nncron, trinnnsorai Ass GNon TO Mxnwnsr Moron,

. SUPPLY, or HECTOR, MINNESOTA, A FIRM i HAT, HOLD R I Application filedApril e, 1928.- seer no; 268,498

This invention relates to a holder for hats of a simple nature which maybe adapted to be used in an automobile or it may be used just as readilyto hold a hat in public build ings or under church and theater seats. A

crown of the hat and engages the brim without deflecting or bending thebrim and yet holding the hat firmly in place. My holder can be attachedin the automobile, particularly in closed cars so that the hat may beheld up against the root out of the way.

A feature of myinventionresides in locking the holding means in place sothat the hat can be held in public places without fear of it beingstolen and so that itcan be easily and readily removed when the ownerunlocks the meanswhich'locks the holding memberin place.

It is also an object of my invention to pro vide a holde having a springmeans forholding the hat engaging ring in place to hold the hat tightlywithout injuring the same and in a convenient manner. 7 7

These objects together with other details I and features of theinvention will be more fully and clearly described and set forth in thespecification and claims.

In the drawings forming 1 part of this specification: r V

Figure 1 showsmy hat holder attached to an automobile, only a portion ofwhich is illustrated, in section.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of my hat holder.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the same.

Figure l is a detail of a portion of the same.

Figure 5 shows a portion of the hat holder with a lock arrangement.

Figure 6 illustrates my hatholder with the lock arrangement as it may beused in public buildings. 7

My hat holder A is designed to hold a hat 13 up out of the way and isprimarily adapted in its simple formation to be used in conjunction withautomobiles. V

The holder A is formed with a brim engaging loop 10 made of wire orother suit- 10; feature of my invention resides'in a simple means ofholding ahat, the supportmg means including a ring that extends aroundthe able material; theends of which are bent to, provide'an oilsetportion 11 which terminates in. the ends 12 extending approximatelyparallel with the engaging and holding ring The ends 12 are clampedbetweenthe side members 13 and 14 by the bolt 15 andfthe" members 13-andl lare hinged at 16-to thebra-cketmember 17 whichis provided with a wallengaging portionlS J The portion 18 is" adapted to be secured to thewall in the manner illustrated in Figures5 and '6 and may be alsosecuredto'the rail 5190f an automobile body, as'illustrated 'inFigmfe-l.The Y i member '13. extends along away from. the piv- 6'5 ot point '16farther than the'portiontle and is adapted to be engaged by a"coilspring 20' which operates, to; hold ilihfi-jbrlln engaging ringor=loop 10 in operativepositiomas illustrated in' Figure 1. The dotted;outline in Figure -1 shows the ring "10' pulled away from the ceiling 22of the automobilesothat the hat *B. can be insertecl therein or removed'theretfromi In Figures 6 and 5 Ihave illustrated a lock cylinder Qlywhich isoperated by the key 2-5. The lock cylinder 24 is adaptedtolockthe ends '12 and the por.ti-ons1iand Min thepo sitionsillustrated'in Figures 5 and 6 to cause the hat loop .or ring 10 toengage the briniof .801. the hat andhold itagainstthe wall 26 when.

'it is desired to lock the loop against pivoting operation on thehinging'point .16.

- My :hat *holderA is fdesigned'to operate described for'holding thehatin an automo- A bile and in-its simple formation illustrated inFigures 1 and 2, no lock is required. The spring'QO holds the' loOp 10inoperative position tohold'the ihat tightly engaging the ceiling. 22of'the car,or'the hat holder A may be attached in anyaother positionor'c0nvenient place in the car so that it. can support a v haltoutiot-the way and prevent injury to the hat; andnlsoj hold itiromblowing out of the car. i

v Figures 5 and '6 illustrate the locking type oimy holder. A andin'this form-the holder is more adaptedv iorluse in public places. Thisform of holder maybe readily unlocked by a suitable key, such as 25. andthe locking me hanism, while the detail is not shown, is

of ordinary well known construction so ing the ends of said ring,

said clamp, a wall bracket extending from formed as to hold the holdingloop 10 to press the hat brim against the wall 26 and lock it thereuntil the lock 2a is released. Where the lock is used the spring 20 maynot be necessary.

i I have shown my hat holder A to be of a very desirable nature, simple,inexpensive, and a practical utility for. use with automobiles.

In accordance with the patent statutes 1 have described the principlesof operation of my hat holder and while I have endeavored to point outand represent the best embodiment. thereof, it is obvious thatvariations 1 andevident changes may be made wlthin the scope of the"following claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim:

' 1. A hat holder including, a wire ring, crossed ends formed on saidring offset from said ring, straight ends extending virtually parallelwith said ring, a clamp t'or engaga hinge formed in said hinge, and acoil spring connecting-the end of said clamp with said wall bracket tourge the operation of said hat holdingring.

2. A hat holder-including, a ring-like loop formed from a wire bent toprovide crossed ends, a clamping platefor engaging the free ends of saidwire loop, said clamping plate being pivotally secured to a secondattaching plate member and a coil spring connecting the first and secondplate members.

3. A hat holder-comprising, a wire loop having the free ends crossed atthe periphery of the loop, parallel ends extending from the crossedportion of said wire, a clamping plate for clamping'the parallel ends,an attaching plate pivotally connected to said clamping plate and springmeans connecting said clamping plate and said attaching plate.

4. A hat holder including, an attaching plate, a clamping plate meanshingedly con nected tosaid attaching plate and an offset" wire hatholding loop formed by crossing the free ends of said Wire and bendingthe free :iends in a manner to be extended longitudinally of saidclamping plate and rigidly secured thereby.

5. 'A hat holder including, a pair of plates hingedly connectedtogether, one of which is adapted to form an attaching plate, the

other plate having a clamping member associated therewith, a wire hatengaging loop having the free ends thereof. crossed and bent to extendlongitudinally of one of said plate members ofi's'et therefrom andclamped by said clamping member to extend the hat loop longitudinallyfrom said plate member.

ELLSWORTH \N. JOHNSON.

